Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

To teach isto learn twice.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important