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 a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.