The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

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

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.