The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

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

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

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.