Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.