Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

The first duty of love is to listen.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Ittakes time to save time.

Life, Like a child, laughs shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.