Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

.Oneshould count each day a separate life.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.