The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

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.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.