A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

Genius is a long impatience.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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.