I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Pain is the outcome of sin.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.