Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

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.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !