Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Pleasant words are the food of love.