Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

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

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.