Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

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.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

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

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.