Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

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

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.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.