If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

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

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.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.