Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

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.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

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

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.