Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

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.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Well done is better than well said.