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.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

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

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid