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

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

The property of power is to protect.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

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.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.