Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

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

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.