One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.