Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

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

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.