Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.