Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

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

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.