Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

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.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.