All thingsat first appear difficult.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

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.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

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

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government