If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

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.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.