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.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.