In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Our errors are steps on the way.

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

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.