Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

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