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

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

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.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.