Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.

We may go to the moon, but that' s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.