The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

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.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.