The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.