Magnanimity is a great treasure harmonious affinity with others is wonderful, Detachment from name and gain averts trouble happiness makes older people feel young.

The United States, France and the United Kingdom extended their hands to us at crucial moments and in a spirit of magnanimity and wisdom.

Now, the people of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland not rejected, after all must behave as well as possible to salvage something workable from the sometimes bitter and divisive arguments. We have to display magnanimity a difficult enough virtue to practice at the best of times.

Agreement by the G 8 to debt relief is a major event, but we should not be fooled by the seeming magnanimity of the gesture much of the debt would not have been repaid in any case. More debt relief encompassing more countries and more debt (including bilateral debt) is needed.

For 25 years, the leaders of Solidarity personified the qualities needed to win Poland s struggle for democracy unbending courage in the face of the communist Leviathan and magnanimity and clear sighted determination during the transfer of power. All of these were great and noble qualities, and all of them now seem utterly superfluous to most Poles.

In Africa, there has been no great figure since the death of South African President Nelson Mandela, who combined courage, authority, and magnanimity in graceful abundance. In fact, he is among the most charismatic and charming leaders I have met the other two former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and former US Secretary of State Colin Powell also are either African or African American.

During the recent fourth round of the six party talks, held in Beijing, we approached the discussions seriously, with magnanimity and a principled, fair and above board position aimed at achieving our consistent and ultimate goal of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula by any means, thus enabling the talks to lead to an agreement on the principles to that end within a broad framework and overcoming all the challenges.