The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

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.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

To everyanswer you can find a new question.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour