A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

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

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

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

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.