The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

You can't unscramble an egg.

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.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

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

Don't let life discourage your, everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.