Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.