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 understands badly who listens badly.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

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

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.