The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Every advantage has its tax

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.