Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

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.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

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

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.