Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.