The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

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.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

People say law but they mean wealth.