If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.