Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

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.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.