Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.