Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

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

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

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

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.