When a man meets his mates society begins.

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

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

A room without books is a body without soul