The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

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

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.