When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

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...

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.