The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Onemust talk little and listen much.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.