The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him