There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

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

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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Nevercut what you can untie.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.