Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

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.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.