A quiettongue shows a wise head.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

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.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.