Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

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

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.