All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

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

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

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.