The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

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.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

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

A half truth is a whole lie.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.