To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Our errors are steps on the way.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

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

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

The greatest prayer is patience.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history