A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

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.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.