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 caricature is always ture only for an instant.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.