Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

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

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

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

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.