Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

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

A danger forseen is half avoided.