Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

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.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.