All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.