A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

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.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

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

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.