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.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

You can't unscramble an egg.

The greatest prayer is patience.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

A Leader is a dealer in hope.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.