You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

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.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.