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

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

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