Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

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

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

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.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Luck never mad a mad man wise