All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.