He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

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

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.