There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

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

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

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

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