If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

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

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

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

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

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