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 foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen