Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

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