Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

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

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.