Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

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.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

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

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.