The art of writing is the art of restraint.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

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

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

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.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

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.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.