The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

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.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination