Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

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...

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.