I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

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.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

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.

The greatest prayer is patience.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.