If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.