The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

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

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

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

As long as there is life there is danger.