It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited 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.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.