All bravery stands upon comparisons.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

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.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

The property of power is to protect.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.