Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

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.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.