The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.