Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.