It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.