Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

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.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.