In God we trust; all others pay cash.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

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

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.