Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

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.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.