Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

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

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Liberation is not deliverance.

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