Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.