“Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.”

Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.

However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.

When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.

The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.

Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Government isn’t that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you’ve got to have commercial companies do it.

A company’s employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product.

A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn’t last.

If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social problem you could solve.

Lots of companies don’t succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.

Big companies have always needed and cooperated in areas where it made sense.

Companies face a handful of different risks, whether it is competitors or different market environments. But I think that people focus way too much on competitors and not enough on their own execution.

The American multinational companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization.