Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.