Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

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

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

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