One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Renown and repose do not go together.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

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

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.