Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

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

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges