The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

No strength within, no respect without.

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

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Nostrength within, no respect without.