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.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

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.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.