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.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

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.