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.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.