Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

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.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.