Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.