Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

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

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

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.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.