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

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

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Nevercut what you can untie.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.