It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

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.

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

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.