Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

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.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.