“Persuasion is more effective than force.”

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.

Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain

Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.

Labour is the source of every blessing.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

Little friends may prove great friends.

Those who suffer most cry out the least.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.

Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.

Creativity allows people to be effective.

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.

I think that more flow of information, the ability to stay connected to more people makes people more effective as people.

The need to communicate effectively with your customers will come up again and again.

Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.

To make ideas effective, we must be able to fire them off. We must put them into action.

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.