Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

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

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Genius is a long impatience.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.