Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

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

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.