Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

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

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.