Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

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.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.