Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

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

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.