If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

The present is never a happy state to any being

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

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

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

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.