All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

A language is like living skin itself.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

To beprepared is half the victory.

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.