Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

When you hear the word 'Invietable' watch out! An enemy of humanity has identified himself.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination