Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

To beprepared is half the victory.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Our distrust is very expensive.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.