Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

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.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

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

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony