The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

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.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.