Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

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.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.