Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.