Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

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Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.