Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

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

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

The first duty of love is to listen.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous