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.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Thereare two sides to every question.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind