Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.