I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

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

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Never answer a letter while you are angry.