Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

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.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

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

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

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.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.