Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.