The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

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.

Well done is better than well said.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.