COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

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.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.