Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.