No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

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

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

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.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.