There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.