A country is not only what it does but what it tolerates.
Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.
Language is a weapon, keep it honed!
Nothing is more difficult and nothing requires more character than to find oneself in open opposition to ones time (and those one loves) and to say loudly: No!
You should always pay attentionto quality. A coffin, for instance, should laast a lifetime.
How wonderful it is, to be silent with someone.