Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

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.

Every advantage has its tax

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.