Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

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.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

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

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

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

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.