To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

When weblame, we give away our power.

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.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

To teach isto learn twice.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.