Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

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

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.