Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.