Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

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…

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.