Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.