Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

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.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.