My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea