Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

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.

Ability is poor men's wealth

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.