One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

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.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

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.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

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