It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

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,

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.