Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

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

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.