Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

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.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...