The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

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

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

They know enough who know how to learn.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.