Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

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.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

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.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

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

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

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