Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

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

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.