Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.