The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

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

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

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.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.