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

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.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Power comes from sincere service

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.