The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

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.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.