The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

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.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

They know enough who know how to learn.

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

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.