The property of power is to protect.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

A language is like living skin itself.

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.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.