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.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

It is throughcooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will bederived.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.