No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

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

Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

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