You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

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

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

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

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Use softwords and hard arguments.

All thingsat first appear difficult.