The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

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.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.