You know and we know, as practical men that the question of justice arises only between parties equal in strength and that the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.

In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.

Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.

Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:

A candle without a spark, a sky without a sun, the look people get when they cease to be people, start being bodies.

False conclusions which have been reasoned out are infinitely worse than blind impulse.

Only Heaven will reveal the top part of God's tapestry

We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports. There are big changes we need in the world.

Why then should money be blamed for all the dirt and crimes it causes? For is love less filthy -- love which creates life?

Conscience: A small, still voice that makes minority reports.

Life is a breathing-space between two eternities, a holiday with appalling realities behind and before.