The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

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

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.