Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

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

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall 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.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.