Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

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 anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.