The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

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,

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.