The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

What isthe shortest word in the English language that contains the letters: abcdef? Answer: feedback. Don't forget that feedback isone of the essential elements of good communication.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.