The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

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.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.