The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

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 summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

As long as there is life there is danger.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.