No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.