To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.