Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.