At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

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

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

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.