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.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.