To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

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

What is well done is done soon enough.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.