Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.