Prayer changes things by changing people.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

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.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion