I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.