Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

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

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

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

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.