Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Nothing is a permanent except change.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.