All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.