The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

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

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

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.