Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought