The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.