If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

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

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

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