Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

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

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Stability is not immobility

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.