Never answer a letter while you are angry.

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.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

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

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.