Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.