“And I did work out something: that the rich of the earth indeed create misery, but they cannot bear to see it. They are weaklings and fools just like you. As long as they have enough to eat and can grease their floors with butter so that even the crumbs that fall from your table grow fat, they can't look with indifference on a man collapsing from hunger - although, of course, it must be in front of their house that he collapses.”

“Why be a man when you can be a success?”

“Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.”

“Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.”

“There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.”

“No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.”

“What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the clover isn't good enough.”

“Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.”

“Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.”

“The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.”

“Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.”