Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

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.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.