Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

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.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges