Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

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

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

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

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.