Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

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.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

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

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.