By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

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.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.