Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

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.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.