Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.