Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

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

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

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