Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

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