"You negotiate in bad faith if you..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela
You negotiate in bad faith if you do not forgive your adversary.
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More on Negotiation
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“The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out.”
More on Forgiveness
“Releasing guilt is like removing a huge weight from your shoulders. Guilt is released through the empowering thought of love and respect for yourself. Let go of standards of perfection and refuse to use up the precious currency of your life, the now, with thoughts that continue to frustrate and weaken you. Instead, vow to be better than you used to be, which is the true test of nobility.”
“Lovers should guard their strangeness. If they forgive too much, all slides into confusion and meanness.”
“Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.”