Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

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