Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

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.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.