A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

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

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

When weblame, we give away our power.