The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

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.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.