Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

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.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.