Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Thereare two sides to every question.

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't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

God has created the world in play.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.