Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

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