The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...