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A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.