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

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.