The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

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

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.