Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

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

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them