Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

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

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.