Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.