A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

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.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

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.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.