The wise man reads both books and life itself.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

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.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.