Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

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

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.