Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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

Stability is not immobility

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.