Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

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

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.