Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.