Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

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.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.