Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

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

Ittakes time to save time.

Stability is not immobility

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

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

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.