Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.

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.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer