Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

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.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.