You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

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.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.