Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

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.

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

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.