Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

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

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.