Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

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

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest