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.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

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

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.