Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

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

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

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.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.