There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

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.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.