The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

A language is like living skin itself.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

God has created the world in play.