If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

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.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

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 man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.