Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

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.

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.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.