I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

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.