By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.

Violence can destroy power; it is utterly incapable of creating it.

In the era of imperialism, businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of succcessful businessmen.

Every thought is an afterthought.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.

Violence is an expression of impotence.