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.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

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

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

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.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.