Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges