A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

To teach isto learn twice.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

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

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech