When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

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

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

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

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