Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

God has created the world in play.

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.