Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Better hazard than always be in fear.

The property of power is to protect.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

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