The exercise of power is

The exercise of power is
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.
  

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Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
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The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.
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Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.
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Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.
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I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.