Whoever can't do what he wants, wants what he can.
The word politics means elevation to participation in power or to influence in its distribution, whether between States or within a State...
Max Weber
It is safer to listen to advice than to give it.
Thomas Kempis
Suffering is the best medicine to awaken the spirit.
Emile Zola
The tree, when it is being cut down, sadly notes that the ax handle is made of wood.
Arabic proverb
Being a doctor is a thankless job. When he is paid by the rich, he runs the risk of being considered as a servant, when he is paid by the poor, a thief.
Louis Celine