I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

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.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well