Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

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.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

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

Our patience will achieve more than our force.