A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

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

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.