Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

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

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

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

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

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

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.