He who gainsa

He who gainsa
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
  

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The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.
A man without patience is a lamp without oil.
Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.
Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.
The first duty of love is to listen.
Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.
Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.
Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.
Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.
If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.