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

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

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.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.