It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving