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.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.