It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

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.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.