Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

The greatest prayer is patience.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

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.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.