If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

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.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.