The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.