A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

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

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.