Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

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.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.