One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

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 bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived