Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

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.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

The wise man reads both books and life itself.