Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

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.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.