Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.