To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Money is what things run into and people run out of

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Sweet is pleasure after pain

Those who trust us educate us.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.