The lust for power

The lust for power
The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.
  

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Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.
Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.
It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.
Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.
Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.
Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.
Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.
One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.
Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.
A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.