Throughconflict we get to unity.

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.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.