Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

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.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge