All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

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.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

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