To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.