Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

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

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.