Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.