Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

Habit: the shackles of the free

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.