Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The greatest prayer is patience.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.