Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

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.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

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