Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.