It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

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

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

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 merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.