Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Example is better than following it.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.