Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.