All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.