A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Compromise.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.

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.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.