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.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Habit: the shackles of the free

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

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

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.