Those who trust us educate us.

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.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

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

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.