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.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

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.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.