Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

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

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

A room without books is a body without soul

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.