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.

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

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

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

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.