A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

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.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.