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

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

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

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.