Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

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

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.