Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

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.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.