Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.