Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

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.

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

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

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

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.