Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

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

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

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