Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

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.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

The comforter's head never aches.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.