I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Silence is argument carried out by other means.