Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

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

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

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

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.