Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

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.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

A room without books is a body without soul