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.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

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

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

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

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.