Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

It is throughcooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will bederived.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.