All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.