There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

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.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.