Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.