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.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

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

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.