Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

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.

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.

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

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.