Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

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.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

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.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.