Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

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.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.