A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

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

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

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

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

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

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.