No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

To teach isto learn twice.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

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.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.