If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

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

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the