It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

A language is like living skin itself.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.