Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol