Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

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.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.