Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

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

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.