To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Renown and repose do not go together.