Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

People say law but they mean wealth.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Example is better than following it.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.