We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

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

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

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.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.