Modesty is the clothing of talent.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

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.