
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible. I will prepare and some day my chance will come. I walk slowly, but I never walk backwards. I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends. Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

The shadow is what we think of it the tree is the real thing. The industrial landscape is already littered with remains of once successful companies that could not adapt their strategic vision to altered conditions of competition.Ī house divided against itself cannot stand.Īlways bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.Īs our case is new, we must think and act anew.īe sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.Ĭharacter is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
