Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.