Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

As a final incentive before giving up a

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.