The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

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

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,