The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Power comes from sincere service

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.