Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

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