A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

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.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.