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

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him