Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

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

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.