The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

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

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

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

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

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