The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

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.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.