Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

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

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.