Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

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.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

As long as there is life there is danger.