All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

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

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.