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

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

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.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.