Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

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

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

.Oneshould count each day a separate life.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government