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The spokenword belongs
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It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.
Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.
Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.
Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.
Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.
Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.
It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.
Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.
A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.
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.