In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

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

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

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.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.