An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

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.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

The greatest prayer is patience.