Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.