Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.