Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

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

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

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.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.