Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.