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.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

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