All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.