Suspicion begets suspicion.

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

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

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

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

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