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.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

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

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.