Stability is not immobility

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

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

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.