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.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character