To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Liberation is not deliverance.