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.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.