Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

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.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it