A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

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...

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.