Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.