A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.