Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

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

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.