The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

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.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.