In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

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

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.