Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

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

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.