The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

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

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.