All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

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

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

The property of power is to protect.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

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

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.