A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Stability is not immobility