A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

They know enough who know how to learn.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

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