Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol