We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

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

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.