Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.