Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Stability is not immobility