Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

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

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

God made time, but man made haste.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.