Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

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.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Now-a-days women don't hire domestic help-they marry it.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.