Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

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.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Neversay more than is necessary.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.