Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

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.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.