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

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

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

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?