The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.

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.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Failingto plan is planning to fail.