Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.