The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

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.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.