Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

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

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.