Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

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

Patience is the art of hoping.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.