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.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.