Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

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.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Our distrust is very expensive.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment