Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

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.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.