You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Thereare two sides to every question.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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

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.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.