Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

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 be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.