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.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.