Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Every advantage has its tax

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

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.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.