Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.