The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

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

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

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.