Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.