Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The greatest prayer is patience.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

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