My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.