To be preparedis half the victory.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Only the educated are free.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

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.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

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 barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.