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

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

God made time, but man made haste.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

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.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.