The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

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

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.