Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.