Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

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.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.