If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

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

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

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

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.