Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

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

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

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

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.