Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

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

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.