It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.