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

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Those who trust us educate us.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.