Melancholy is the joy of being said.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

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

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

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

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.