We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

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.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem