Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di