Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

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

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.