The first duty of

The first duty of
The first duty of love is to listen.
  

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Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
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We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.
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Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.