Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

The present is never a happy state to any being

The art of writing is the art of restraint.