Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

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.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.