Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.