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.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

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

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Example is better than following it.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.