One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

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.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.