Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

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.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.