The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

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

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.