By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

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

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.