The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.