Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

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.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.