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

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

A room without books is a body without soul