There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

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.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.