A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

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

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.