Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

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

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

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.