Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

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

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.