If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.