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

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.