Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

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.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.