Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

As long as there is life there is danger.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.