Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

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

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

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

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.