Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

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

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

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

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.