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

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.