The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.