Buyingis cheaper than asking.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

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

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

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.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.