The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

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.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.