Confidence is important in asking — He that asks faintly begs for denial.

Confidence is important — Assurance is two-thirds success.

Confidence is everything — "They are able because they think they are able"

Confidence is important to success — If your hoss knew how puny you were, he'd stomp you to death.

Expertise is to be taken seriously — A blind man is no judge of colors.

Expertise requires skill and practice — A pair of light shoes is not all that is needed for dancing.

Expertise is unappreciated by the rabble — Only an owl knows the worth of an owl.

Expertise is less valuabel in times of utter catastrophe — Even the best pilots are willing to take advice from their passengers in bad weather.

Flexibility is important — an accommmodating vice is preferable to an obstinate virtue.

Flexibility is important — Whoever sows by the calendar winnows very little.

Flexibility is a sign of wisdom — A fruit-bearing tree bends.

Flexibility's essence is indecision

Friendship is not something you get; rather it is something you give.

Friendship is a roller coaster — He who seeks a constant friend goes to the cemetery.

Friendship is good — better a stranger made a friend than a friend made a stranger

Friendship is to do unto some one that which you would not allow him to do unto you.