Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

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.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.