It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

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

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

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

As long as there is life there is danger.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.