A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out