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

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

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

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

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

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.