Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

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.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

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

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.