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

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.