The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.