Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

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

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.