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.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Step after step the ladder is ascended

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.