If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought