A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

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.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.