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.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

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.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.