Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

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

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.