If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.

Writing a book is a herculean task, but the toughest thing is to get convinced with your work, and finally give it a green signal.

she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back.She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother.

Ordinary riches can be stolen real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.

Know the great men of your age.

Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of Heaven there are no barriers; the only password is prayer.

Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home.

And though the meaning fits, there's no relief in this. I miss my beautiful friend.

God's favour is happiness.

When you close that door to nowhere throw away the key, we have a tendency to look back and regret

Many of the early nationalisation measures were right. They have remained part of the social fabric. I favour measures of that type.