Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

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

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

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

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.