You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

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

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.