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

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

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.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

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

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

A room without books is a body without soul

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

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