By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

What is well done is done soon enough.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.