"Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound." ― Peace Pilgrim Topic(s): Power More From Peace Pilgrim "The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one’s life." "Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions." "Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life so full of meaningful things that you’ll hardly have time to think about food." More In Power "What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended Arab interests against the world. That, in the end, is more important than what they wear on their head."― James Buchan "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few."― Wendell Phillips "Life is but thought."― Sara Teasdale