Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

The property of power is to protect.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

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.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.