Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

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

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

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

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

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.