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

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Our errors are steps on the way.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

They know enough who know how to learn.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.