Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

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