Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.