Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Renown and repose do not go together.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

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.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

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