I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

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

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.