We have, I fear

We have, I fear
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
  

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Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits
To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.
To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.
A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.
Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.
Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.
It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.
Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.
The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.
Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.