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.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

To beprepared is half the victory.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.