He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

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

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.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

As long as there is life there is danger.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.