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

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

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