The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.