To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

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 isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.