Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Toevery answer you can find a new question.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.