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.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

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.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.