Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

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.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.