Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

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.

Liberation is not deliverance.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.