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

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

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

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

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

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.