No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

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 understands badly who listens badly.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.