No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out