In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him