To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

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

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.