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.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.