Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.