Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

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

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

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.