Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

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

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.