Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

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.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.