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.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

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

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.