Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

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

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.