To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

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

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges