If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

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.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.