Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.