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

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.