The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

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

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

To teach isto learn twice.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.