All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.