We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

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

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

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

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

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

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.