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.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.