Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.