Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.