Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

The property of power is to protect.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

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