Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.