We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

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.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Neversay more than is necessary.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Thereare two sides to every question.