Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

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 half truth is a whole lie.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.