With the help of a small rudder, we can save a big boat from a fierce cyclone. With a small spark we can kindle a bonfire. The power of speech is like a spark of fire... The power of speech can be used either for a noble and sublime purpose or misused in a mean and mischievous manner. It can be utilized for blessing people or for blaming others. By controlling the tongue, one can virtually acquire control over the world itself.

- Summer Course, 1990.