Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

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

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

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