Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

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.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.