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.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.