Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.