Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

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 matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.