Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

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.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and