A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

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.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.