Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

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.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.