In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

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

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

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

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to