He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

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.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?