An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

The comforter's head never aches.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.