Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

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.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.