The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou