Example is better than following it.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.