A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Stability is not immobility

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.