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.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.