Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

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.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares