Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

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

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea