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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Monday, March 24, 2014
Force
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,
it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
- David Friedman
Do not attempt to conquer the world with force,
for force only causes resistance.
- Lao Tzu
Don't fight forces, use them.
- R. Buckminster Fuller
Though force can protect in emergency,
only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation
can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Force always attracts men of low morality.
- Albert Einstein
Peace cannot be kept by force;
it can only be achieved by understanding.
- Albert Einstein
An invasion of armies can be resisted,
but not an idea whose time has come.
- Victor Hugo
Further reading: The Oak and the Reeds - a fable by Aesop
Use and Misuse of Power
Don't Struggle
Aesop: Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail
Live Softly
The Sailboat Metaphor
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