I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

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

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.